The New York Herald Newspaper, April 20, 1869, Page 5

NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1869.—QUADRUPLE SHEET. WASHINGTON A SECRET AGE \T SENT TO CUBA. The Probabilities of a Suecessful Reve- lution to be Reported On. THE CLOSING §NOMIIATIONS MABE, Last Agonies of the Condemned Office Seekers. The Alabama Claims in the Senate. FIERY SPEECH OF ZACH CHANDLER. Te Demands the Canadian Provinees im Pay- ment for the Mabama Claims, WAsHinorton, April 19, 1869, ‘The Cuban Question—A Secret Misston to the Revolutionists, A despatch was teleg aphed from here last night to certain newspapers purporting to give the views of the President on tae all-absorbing question of the Cuban insurrection, on the authority of a Cabinet omMfcer, Diligent inquiry would lead to the beiief that the Cabinet oficer who communicated ute in- telligence was either badly jnformed or endeavored to mislead the correspondent, for the statements made therein fail to meet with confirmation, In re- gard to the views of the President on this subject it may be stated on good authority that one of the Presicent’s nearest confidants, whose ame your correspondent is not now at liberty to divulge, has been sent to Cuba on a secret mission, the object of which is to obtain all the information accessible im relation to the im- portance of the Cuban revolution and to report to the President the exact chances for making the movement successful. On the strength of this re- port will depend the action which is to be taken by our government with regard to the recogniuion of Cuban independence. Tue views of the agent who has been selected for this important mission are such that no circumstance will be lost sight of that will tend to present the affairs of the revolutionists in a favorable light. Another Sensation at the Capitol—Senator Chandler’s Speech on the Alabama Ques- tion. Zach Chandler's outburst to-day in the Senate on the Alabama claims question made quide a sensa- tion. Chandler has beena thorough anti-britisher for years, and his d'‘splay to-day was quite natural, though not expected. Sumuer got leave to print his remarks in executive session, but Chandler didn't, and therefore resorted to a piece of parlia- mentary strategy this morning to get his viewson the Alabama question before the country. His pro- position, though regarded by many as a mere joke, is not so intended and may have a very serious effect, It is not, of course, believed that the resolutiion will ever pass, for it has gone to Sumner’s committee, where it will repose forever more, as in a tomb; but it has set people here thinking over the right course to pursue towards England in settlement of our long-nego- tiated differences, and a majority of such as express opitions on the subject say, substantially, “Chander is right; the only way for us to do is to make a firm demand for payment and drop any further diplo- matic nonsense. If England continues to put us off let us sieze her British-American possessions and pay ourselves.” Uncoubtedly there is a strong party urging Grant to adopt some such policy a this towards England, but he is held back and restrained by timid old fogies, who fear a war with England would be the worst calamity that could befal us, worse than national dishonor, even. Some of these old fogies who listened to Chandler's speech to-day fairly jumped in their seats when the Jack Blunt, sterling old “Michigander, struck his desk a tremendous blow with his clenched fist, and shouted out, “If England“wiil have war, then let us conquer peace!” The old fogies seemed to fancy that they already heard tne roaring of hostile cannons at their doors, It is said that when the character of Mr. Chandler's speech was explained to Mr. Thornton, the British Minister, he laughed scornfally and exclaimed, “ Pshaw! very good speech to tickle Yankee Doodie’s vanity, but nothing more in it. Vox et prevterea nihil, America can’t afford to go to war with us, you know, and we shan’t be frightened by threats of that kind.” A special Cabinet Meeting—The Last Agontes of the Ottice-Scekers. Quite a large concourse of people had collected at the White House this morning to push their several claims, when they were shocked to learn that the President had given orders that he could see nobody to-day. The reason given for his inability to receive callers was that he was rather unwell and had a large amount of important business to transact. The nature of the business was developed when a message was sent to the several members of the Cabinet requesting their presence at the Executive Mansion. In response to this call Secretaries Boutwell, Cox, Rawlins and Fish, Postmaster General Cresswell and Commissioner Delano arrived about noon. The object of the special meet- ing was to finish up the nomination business, Attor- ney General Hoar and Secretary Borie were not present; the first because he had filled all the va- cancies in his department, and the latter because he 1s absent from the city, This august council re- mained in session rather over two hours, when the last nomination was made and the curtain dropped on the turbulent and exciting occupation of office- seeking. To-night, therefore, and fora day or two to come, the failroad company will be called upon to couple on the swearing cars for the accommoda- tion of disappointed place hunfers. The Scramble for Office Nearly Over—Consuls in Turkey and Egypt to be Retained, It is understood that the Secretary of State hag completed his list of foreign appointments for the present and that very 1ew more, if any, names wiil be sent in, except perhaps to Mill the vacancies oc- casioned by a number of rejections predicted. It would appear that In some cases the rejections of the nominees will not give great dissatisfaction to the appointing power. A number of the Consulates will be allowed to remain occupied by their present incumbents. The principal of these are Constanti- nople and Calcutta, Alexandria will not be changed, as an experienced head is necessary there in view of the threatening condition of things in that direction, There are stil about forty places vacant, nine-tenths of which are hardly worth the expense of reaching them. As might be expected these points are left alone, and many of them do not receive even a bid, The first scramble seems to be after the big paying places; ‘When these fail an attack is made upon the points of minor pecuniary value. Secretary Fish is beginning to feel some relief from his severe toils during the past few weeks, The burden of his work being completed, he will, at an early day, give a detailed examination into the tnside affairs of his office, ‘The British Minister and Caleb Cushing and a num- ber of Senators and citizens had an interview with the Secretary of State, who did not reach his office until eleven o'clock, The Nominations for the Spanish, Brazilian and Belgian Missions Still Refore the Sen« nate=Trennon to Party a Greater Crime Than Treason to the tate, ‘The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations had a Jong session today, The nomination of Sanford, Minister to Spain, was again brought up, and formed the chief theme of discussion, The fact waa deve- Joped that a majority of the committee were against Sanford, principally on the grounds heretofore stated in these despatches. Sumner, who is about the only active friend Sanford has in the Senate, ap- pealed to the committee not to go against the gay and festive Sanford, but to report him to the Senate without any recommendation and let him take his chances. The majority of the commntiee feel satis- fled that Sanford will have a hard time getting through the Senate, and they were not averse to granting Mr. Sumner’s request. The statement that the nomination of John §, Carlisle, to be Minister to Stockholm, was laid upon the table by the Senate on Saturday is incorrect, Mr, Carlisle's name has not been reported to the Senate by the Foreign Rela- tions Committee as yet, and there is little chance of his coming before the Senate at all, at least in a favor- able light. If he did get before the Senate it is more than probable he would be rejected. The radi- cal Senators are particularly hostile to him, for the reason, as they gay, that he was elected to the Senate by the republicans and then sold out his party and turned traitor, To have been a rebel and to have served in the Confederate army, if a man bas repented, is not, it would seem, half as bad in the eyes of the republican Senators as to have been a republican and then apostatize, This 1s the unfortunate plight in which poor Carlisle finds himself. His case was not even touched to-day by the committee. The nomimation of William A, Pile, to be Minister to Brazil, was again laid over. Mr. Sumner is anxious to report favorably upon Pile, not that he thinks him at all fit forthe place, but just to oblige his friend, Senator Schurz, of Missouri, by whom Vile is pressed. The longer these nominations are bung up tn committee the more people will get to know of them and what influences secured their appointment. Itappears that Pile was one of the principal backers of Schurz in his hard fight for the Senate, and the new radical from Missouri is anxious to pay off his debdis, With the exception of Mr. Sumner the members of the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions do not look with favor upon Mr. Pile, even though he has been a member of the lower House, Poor J. Rassel! Jones, the aspirant for the Belgian mission, still hangs in the committee. Whether he will everpget out is doubtrut. He is not even lucky enough to have the sympathy of the obliging chitr- man ofthe committee, Mr. Sumner. Nominations by the President. The following nominations were sent to the Senate to-day:— Samuel Shellabarger, to be Minister to Port George W. uippitt, of Rhode Island, to be Secretary of Le- gation at Vicnna, 7 Rerenue—Edward Belcher (colored) rgin; H. W. Dillinger, Fourth district of . Dongias, First district of Virginia; An- it, Tweltth district of Ilificis; George K.jWells, Tenth district of Ohio. Collectors of Internal Revenw r { New York; A. P. Willis, Thirteenth hird district of Arkansas; Jame Tennessee: Isham S. Fannin, Thi Georgia; Francis Thomas, Fourth district of Maryland; Patrick M. Blair, Third district of Mississippi; Charles A. Raymond, First district of Virginia; James D. Younglove, ‘Third district of Kent . K. Swizert, Tenth district of Obio; Robert T. Patterson, Eighth district of Tennessee. Gnlorto's—O. MeK nicht ‘Smith, Perth Amboy, N. J. N. Jarvis, Cherrystone, Va.; Julius 8, Hanover, ‘onn. David W. Chuseman, Treasurer of the Branch Mint at San Franciaco. William H, Fellers, Receiver of Public Moneys at Delush, Minn. William A, McDonald, Register of the Land Office at Huntsville, Ala, Daniei T. Boynton, Pension ge at Knoxville, Tenn, Po tmactcrs—Joseph 8 Smith, Kingston, N.'Y.; H. N. Buckley, Delhi, N. Robert W. Hamilton, Carbonda’e, Ill. ; F. T. Ghbert, Elgin, 12!,; Samnel T, Beerbower, Marion, Ohio; 0. H. Blocker,’ Fayetteville, N. C.; Edward H. Reed, Jacksonville, Fla.; A. W. Angell, Lambertville, N. J.; Mrs, Sibyl. Day, Brighton, | Mags.; Chan H. Cronkite, ‘Sandy Hill, N. Y.; Benjamin’ P. Crocker, Cambridge, N. Y.; Jas. A. Ellenvitie, Ne jenry T. Tarbox, Twenty-ninth District of New Mex- Robert ‘v. ing, Fourth district of Wishard, district of E. Hague, Goxcackie, N. ¥ Duile Y.; Jas. b. Mingle, ‘Euato . F, Starr, Hanover, Pa.; 0. Z. Olin, Waukesha, George B. Hunter, New- ton, Towa; J. C!; Geo. B. Cook, Winsted, Conn. ; Henry French, North Bridgew ater, Mass.; Horatio N. Beach, Brockport, 'N. Y.; J. C. Stark: weather, Oconomowak, Wik. ; Charles Franz, Kenosho, Wis. Confirmations by the Senate. ‘The Senate, in executive session, «-day confirmed the following nominations:— To be Consul General—William P. Webster, of Massachusetts, at Frankfort-on-the- Main. 7) 'eCmais—Dexter E, Clapp, of New York, at Bucnoa Ayres; 8. T. Trowbridge, of [ii!nots, at Vera Cruz; George T Allen, of Iinois, at Moscow ; G. Henry Horstmann, of Pet aylvania, at Miva Edward Robinson, of New York, Hamburg; Albert D. Shaw, of New York, at Poronto; Charles . Perkins, of Connecticut, at Barcelona’; J. Holmes Grover, of South Carolina, at Ancona; B. O'Dell Duncan, of South Carolina, at, Elsinore: 4. C. Fletcher, of Tddiana, at Oporto; |. Corbett, Sumter Court House. 8. Samael Pacee, of Michigan, at Port Sarnia; Samuel D. Jones, of California, at Revel; John C, Caldwell, of Maine, at Vall Henry C. Rogers, of Minnesota, at Hesse Cagael; Jourdan, of Pennsylvania, at Venice; Eli T. Sheppard, of Olifo, at Clu Siang. Collestors a? Internat Revenw—Charles J. Tabbott, for the Second district of Maine; Edward M, Tapliff, Second district of New Hampshire; Joseph Selden, Third dis onnec- ticut; John P. Hall, First district of Kentucky; W. B. Rich- ardson, Third district of North Carolina; William Darron, First ‘district of North Carolina; Gilbert P, Fennett, tab; Edward fivesson, First district of Mlinois; Linsey ' Murdock, Second’ district of — Missouri: Asserors of Inernil Revenur--A. T. Luce, Second district of Maine; Edward Scull, Sixteenth district of Penusylvani: W. F, Parker, Eighth district of Kentucky: Jeremiah O} Third district of Connecticut; Joun Pope Hoduett, D: ‘Thomas J. Hunt, Third district of Arkansas; Joseph Brooks, Second district of Arkaneas; Michael Weidrich, Thirtieth dis- trfct of New. York; Samuel R, Davis, New Mexico; Wiiliara Cary, Utah; Edgar P. Snow, Wyoming. Colle tors of Cutome—J. T. Collins, at Brunswick, Ga.; Wm. T. Spencer, St. Marys, Ga, yor of Custinne—W. J. Miller, at Alton, Ti. uicters o¢ the Land Oftcr—W. R. Willis, nt Roseburg, Ore- gon; B. F. Campbell, at Vermilion, Dacotah, Revirera of Pulkic Moneys—OU8 Perrin, at Stockton, Cal.; R. Flint, Roseburg, Oregon; N.J. Walice, Vermilion, Da: cotah. Stath Awlitor of the Treasury—J.J. Marten, of Alabama. M. Hawley, of Lilinoia, to be Associate wociate Justice of Da hal for South ‘or Louis- for Colo- De of Louis E. cotah 5 . on, United Kiates Carolina; 8. B. Packard, United States Mai jana; Henry ©, Thacter, United States Att rado} Joseph W; Huston, United States Attorney for I Vostmast r —Hazard P. Cleve'and, Shelbyville, Penn. D. Lewis, Pulaski, Tenn.; Charles Welling, Jamal Harry 8. Ranson, Platisbu: ¥.; Perry P, W! nam, Conn.; N. Ht. Merrill, Buchanan, Mic Ht. Somatantine, Mich.; L. D! Davis, Wellsville, N. Y.; J. W: 'Hudeon, N. Y.; Evenezer Woodbury, Houtton, it Middlesex, Mass. ; Thomas E. uomas P. Jackson, Prin ward, Va. Midshipmen tobe Ensiymein the Nary—Chas, ©. Cornwall, R. R. Ingersoll, R. N. G. Brown, A.D. Kennedy, J. D. F. Kel- ley, J. F. Maser, C. A. Stone, H. D. Tremai M. Tho! so Rb. Kogera, It D, Deby, HF. Jaspe L, 6. Palmer, T. #. Drake, T. Chip, A. ELleott, N. M. Barnes, T. ‘Lean, W. G. Rare pete T. Foree Stinson, B. Noyes, W. M. Congill, E. K. Moore, W. 0. ‘A, V. Wadham, W. Doty, T. 'T. Wood, G. W. Tyler, irvine, N. 1. Roosovelt, J.B. Houre, William’ H. Beechler, | H. MeBiroy, "William E,Ubler, C. .Wo Jaros 'G. 1K. Homer. J. De Adams, Thomas A. Deblisy William’ Weart, R. Wainwright, James 'R. Selfridge, Welch, J. B. ‘Robinson, ©. Ay H. E Ni . Hawley, Samuel orton, J. leMechai, J. it. Cogewell, F. N. |. W. Carlin, J. K. Adama, ©. ing, G. Blooklinger, P Gara, rime, M. M. Tallman, A, A. 8 E. 8. OA ‘cape E; Strong. W. E. Niles and E. W. Day. Mlse-ilancous '—Passed Assistant Paymastera Milton aymasters; Assistant Nav J. HB to be id George H. Keed, to be B. Cushing and nlkley, Paymasters Charles i. Boggs’ ani passed assistant paymasters, Nonination Rejected. ‘The following nomination was rejected:—Edward Stephens to be Consul at Leeds. Yhanges in the Post Office Department. Itis understood that a large mumber of cierks in the General Post OMice will shortly be removed to brovide for new appoantments, Prepayment of Interest on the Public Debt. Little less than half a million of coupons have been received at the Treasury to date on account of the payment of the May and July interest, under late orders of Secretary Boutwell. The rebate amounts to about $1,700, Itis expected that a large amount of this mterest will be paid prior to the maturity of the coupons. The Mississippt Elections. The radical and moderate republicans now here are agreed that the elections in Mississippi should not take place until fall, as an earlier period would materially interfere with the planting operations. The Quaker Policy in Indian Affaire. About two o'clock this afternoon a delegation of Quakers from Baltimore called at the White House and were immediately admitted to the President's room in the presence of the Cabinet. They called to present to the President a list of Quakers to be ap- pointed Indian Agents in the Southern superin- tendency. It seems that In accordance with the views expressed by the President, Colonel Parker, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, a few days since, in aletter to Mr. Benjamin Hallowell, Secretary of the Friends’ Society, requested the soctety to recommend to the President men from among themselves to be appointed superintendents and agents for the In- diana, Thus it will be seen an entirely new policy has been adopted towards our erring red brethren, “Let us have peace.’ Wigs versus Theology—An Obstinnte Bishop, an Untortanate Beau and a Sensible Mise tress, A well known Washington bean, rejoicing as every one supposed in the undimmed lustre of natu- ral chevelure has been brought to grief by the re- fusal of the Episcopal Bishop of New Jersey to lay confirming hands on his aristocratic caput. It seems the bishop discovered, in some way or other, that the brilliant beau was not altogether a work of nature, and particularly the hair on his head, which was found to be a gorgeous wig. According to the rites of the Episcopal Church @ bishop cannot lay his hands on an artificial headplece. It must be all natural “the capillary substance,” or he cannot rightfully perform the confirmation, The worst Part of the story is that the aforesaid beau was engaged to be married to a young and beautiful lady, who, 1n consequence of the Episcopal veto on wigs, now refuses to become the wedded bride. What a calamity for the beau! At one blow he loses his reputation and his lady love, The whole affair will be fully ventilated by the Rev, Frank Moore in his forthcoming work on the efficacy of baptism in an oilcloth suit, in which he is to take the ground that netther wigs, scratches nor chignon oppose any sufficient obstacle to Episcopal imposition, and cites the case of Jacob versus Esaa as showing conclusively that the candidate has and the bishop has not a right to put on airs, Interesting Sunday School Anniversary. The fifty-first anniversary of the Sunday schoo! of the New York Avenue Presbyterian church of this city was held last evening. Addresses were de'iv- ered by Senators Scott and Buckingham, and repre- sentative Hill, of New Jersey. A large audience was in attendance, Iurportart Change in the Census Trarenn. Mr. Ja‘nes S. Wilson, who was formerly Chie! Clerk of the Census Ofice, and for the last two years clerk in charge of the Census records, has been removed, and Dr. Hough, somewhat identified with the late bungling State census of New York, ap- pointed tn his place. It*is thought that this move ts made with a view to the training of Dr. Hough for the charge of the Ninth United Sta’es census; but his constitution is hardiy equal to tae discipline aud rezimen requisite to adapt him to a position of such importance. Sprague Disporting Himucts The sudden and unexpected ascent of the new oratorical star from “Little Khoe although tt has created considerable observation from the outer world, does not seem to have manifested itself with equa! brilllancy in the body from which it ts a scintiilation. The “telegraph po e,’* Sherinan, is not the least disconcerted by the shock which has been given the carrent of his financial theories, The butcher shop and overturned gastric similes applied to Senators Cattell and Warner have notin the least disturbed the presence of mind of those gentlemen. The Senators listen lo the effu- sions of the “rising star,” they say, because of their novelty and incoherency, and, as they state, furnish excellent lessons in eccentric oratory. The new candidate for Jame has of late become exceedingly democratic in his habil He may be seen during the day surmounted by a puti- tanic hat after the style of the pilgrim Roger Wil- hams, with studied mien and apparently tn profound meditation, strolling along the avenues seemingly without apy definite destination in view, At night he 18 a constant frequenter of public places of amusement. At the opera he may be secn among “the boys” the galleries, and the next moment moving = wil méasured tread down the aisle of the parquet, attracting observation and remark on all sides. The cares and responsi- bilities of oMce are certainly weighing heavily upon his diminutive frame, and the question, now that the “nrst series of his speeches”? has terminated, 18, what next? : The Charges Against Judce Bustced. A sub-committee of the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives are about to start for the South to investigate the charges against Judge Busteed. The sub-committee 18 composed of two republicans and two democrats. A most singular feature Is in the fact that Mr. Eldridge, of Illinois (democrat), is the chairman. The Tice Meter. The whiskey distillers are making an issue with the Internal Revenue Department about some orders issued lately by Commissioner Delano relative to the Tice meter. It will be remembered that Con- gress passed a law froviding that this particular meter should be attached to all distilleries. The time and manner of doing it were left to the discre- tion of the Commissioner, as also the amount to be paid by the distillers to Mr. Tice, the manufacturer, To regulate the latter arrangement the Commissioner decided that three gentlemen saould be appointed to appraise the value of the meters, two tobe named by the department and one by the manufacturer, Mr. Tice. The appraisers fixed the price at $1.000 for each meter, and the Commissioner decides that the money must be paid Mr. Tice as soon as the meter is delivered, and before it is attached to the still. The distillers claim in the first place that the charze for the meter is exorbitant. They say that it can be proved that it does not cost over $200 to make them, and while they are willing to pay Mr. Tice a reason- able profit for his invention, Jabor and material, they think $800 is too much. Another ground of complaint ia that they should not be required to pay for the meters until they are actually attached to the distilleries, and until it has been ascertained whether they will work well. It is estimated that to supply all the distilleries in the United States with these mieters will cost about $1,000,000 at the price fixed by the appraisers. According to the theory of the distillers the largest part of this amount will go into the pockets of Mr. Tice. The distiliers have sent counsel here from different parts of the country to represent their grievances tothe Internal Revenue Department. UNITED SIATES SENATE. Extraordinary Session. WASHINGTON, April 19, 1869, ‘The Senate met at noon, The PReSIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate & memorial of the American Emigration Society of London praying that assistance be gran‘@i to per- sons who wish to emigrate to the United States, He etated that the paper had been sent to the Vice President by the American Minister at the request of its signers. On mo'ion of Mr. HAMLIN, (rep.) of Me., it was laid on the table, REMOVAL OF POLITICAL DISABILITIES, The Prestpenr pro tempore also submitted a pe tition of S. D. Sullivan for the removal of his political disabilities, and a resolution of the Union League of Virginia enireating Congress to refuse all applications for removal of political disabilities unless such applications are endorsed by the regu'ar republican oranization of the county in witich the ties respectively reside. ie'e to the Select Committee on Political Disabilities, SETTLEMENT OF THR ALABAMA CLAIMS, Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) of Mich., offered the follow- ing re olutiom— Resolved, That in the judgment of the fenate the true solu, tion of all controversies between Great Britain and the United States wili be found in asurrender of ali the British Posses- sions in North America to the people of the United Staves ; hint the President be and he is hereby requested to open jons as soon as practicable for a settiement of all dispute upon that basis. Mr. CHANDLER thought ft was time we should say pcg f what we mean. There was no occasion longer to delay the declaration. The Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Samner) other day made a speech from which the Injunction of secrecy had been removed and which had now become public, showing our relations with Great Britain. He con- gratuiatea the Senate and the country upon the advance which the Senator from Massachueeits had made upon thie question, Seven years ago—in the year 1862—he (Mr. Chander) had had ggpasion many tunes to allude to this very subject re the people of his own State and out of it, and to assert that every depredation on American citizens, directly or indirectiy, ought and shoud be paid for by the gov- ernmeut of Great Dritain. In 15¢4, before General Sherman had reached the sea, and herore the ~ ture of Savannah, he offered a certain resolution in this chamber, which was lost, lie lad read at that time a despatch from the newspapers. dated To- Tonto, December 18, 1464, tat the St. Alban’s raid- ers had been discharged for want of jurisdiction. The Canadian authorities made up their minds to Feet these raiders, who, under the patronage of eff Davis, came witht our borders to burn, murder and destroy, and then return to the British Prov- inces, Alarm prevatied aiong the frontier, and in his own city (Detreit) many of the citizens for a long time slept on their arins. In view of all the facts then elaborately stated, and which Mr. Cnandler now read from’ the Congressional Glove, he orfered had been organ- B newly enitsted in the British Vroyinces by persons claiming to hold commissions from the rebel government of the South, for the purpose of robbing and murdering peaceable citizens, burning cities and villages, pl- ratically capturing and burning merchant vessels and plundering unarmed citizens of the United States; and further, that the people of the British rovinces seem disposed to protect those British hieves: i this preamble was followed by a reso- lution that the Committee on Military Affairs inquire into the Regie = of immediately enlisting an army cot watch and defend our shores from all hostile jonsirations, He at itat time asked the consideration of the resolution, but Mr. Reverdy Johnson objected. In a subsequent speech he Lod eo what he meant, namely;—that the base of the rebellion was in the Canadas. A steam. beat was seized at the mouth of the Detroit river within twelve nilles of the city, and even & piano taken out of it, These pirates were from and pro- tected by the Canadas. ‘The people of Detrort lay on their arms day and night to protect the citizens from apprehended ‘neursions of the marauders and) mur- derors and {neendiaties, No punishment was ever indicted upoh any of those criminais by tie Cana- dian government, That goverument, however, @d pay for the robbery of the Bank of st. A bans, but there was no apology, no compromise, no friendly act to wipe out the greatest outrages ever perpetrated. He then offered gnother pre- ambie, setting forth the azency of the British gov- ernment and of prominent subjects of that country ia aiding tue rebellion, and concluding with a reso- lution that the Secretary of State be instructed im- tuediately to make out a lisc of every ship and carzo destroyed by rebel ptrates ac a fair valuation, with a rate of Interest of 81x per cent from the time of capture to tne dute of the presentation of the claim, and de- mand from the British goverrment compensation in full fora’ ships and cargoes thus destroyed. He moved tiat the proposition be referred vo the Com- mittee on Commerce. The President pro tem, said it required unanimous consent, and baving asked Whether there was any objection Mr. Raverdy John- son said he objected. “Mr. Chandler sald vnat before Giering this resolution he had an interview with General Grant, who was at that time at the front, and said to him, “We have 609 ships-of-war in coinmiasion, ermed and provisioned and ready for action with 51,000 sailors, and never before now so well prepared to demand compensation or repara- tion from England at the cannon'’s mouth. He asked Genera! Grant if the aspect of war should rise ta the Fast how long it would take him to capture Savannah, Charieston and Wilinington? Generat { replied that it was better at that time the 18 should furnish the garrisons, because there Was no turther use for the navy. He said he could cantare those forts mm thirty days, At that time five or six hundred armed shins could be con- ntrated at any given point on the Atlantic coast, andier coull not make this statement when dd th resolution. He meant business when he did so. He meant that the claims against Great Beitain should be promptly paid in mil, and if not paid the worse for Great Britain, The’ resolution was aftewards referred to the Committee on | Foreign Relations and “slept the sleep that knows no wakmg.’? He snpposed that the uirnian of that committee bad the resolution m tus pocket. He thought the Committee on Foretgn Relations es well as the country had made progress up to this time. That was in the summer of 1864. il reinembered that General Grant in the spring of 18°5 had advenced with bis army into Vireinia, when the rebellion collapsed, and this left our army and navy fice to act: but the time to demand com- benselon at the capnon’s mouth had passed. 15th of January, 1866, he followed Tus subject with another resolution, He offered it as a peace measare, He dcestred Great Britain to repudiate the acts of her piratical subjects. If Great Briain should decite that the torch should settle the question at issue, he was willing to accept tuat mode of settlement. Tne jon was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, which made no report; but as the Secra- tary of State did press the business contemplated by the resolution, and forma'ly made a demand o Great Britain, he (Mr. Chandler) inferred tha’ the Committee on Foreign Relations had re- ceive? assurances from the Secretary of State that no further legislative action was re- quired at that time, end the chairman of the commitice assured lim such was the case. ‘The bill had been offered and refused and further negotiations declined, Great Britain had even re- pudiate’ our claims and insolently mformed our wovernment that further nezotlation was offensive to her. He read from oficial documents to show this fact, and that no good could follow the prolongation of the controversy. | he agreed with the British Mints- ter, Now, we were informed that no part o1 the negotiation fs open; that negotiation is ciosed. At (hat tune ‘he said that Great Britain should pay the bill of damages; otherwise we shonld have no intercourse with her, and with this view he offered a preamble, ccnciuding witha resolution that the President be requested to withdraw our Minister at the Court of St. James and to issue a proclamation of non-intereourse, to take efect immediately after the proclamation shall be issued. Mr. ‘Dixon, of Connecticut, objected to the consideration of the resolution, and) so it was laid over, It was his (Mr. Chaudler’s) impression then, and was now, that if this resolution had been passed unanimously the Alabama an‘ other similar. claims would have been paid withia thirty days from its passage. Every resolution he had offered had been in the interest of peace. Subsequently he otiered a resolution that the Committee on Foreign Alfairs be directed to ing into the expediency of repealing our present ueuirality laws. The objection of Mr. Cowan carried it over. So his neutrality reso- lution was killed by a single obiection. if we bad repealed our neutrality laws the act woukl have had a conservative infuence uvon Great Britain, Everything having failed in the way of peacefat propositions in November, 1867, he otlered @ resolution declaring our determination to muatotain strict neutrality between Great Britain and Abyssinia, guaranteeing to the fags of both bellige- rents equal privileges oa land and water, This reso- Jution Was an exact copy of the declaration of Great Britain proclaimed on the Mth of May, 1561, siaply changing the names of the countries to this resin. tion, Objection was interposed by Mr. Sumner, who thought it was better tne resolution should he on the table. It was laid on the table; but a few days attorwards called up. [At the request of Mr. Chandler the Clerk read. the remarks he made on that occa- sion, in the course of which he said he was for giving Great Britain a dose of her own medicine, and not a homeopathic one.| He repeated every one of the vations to which he had adverted was in the est of peace, and the resolution which he had offered to-day atforded the only peaceful solutions of our dif jes. Why should we agree on negotia- tion’ We have had treaty after treaty and rejected them, ‘Tis leads to irritation, He uttered whe same sentimenia he did now two years and a half ago. He would have required a mortgage for the amount due; the mortgage was recorded and the eecurlty good. He believed we had now pat this tor 01 a proper basis. If Great Britain should us in a friendly spirit, acknowledge her wrong iuxi cede all her interests in the Canadaa, in scttle- ment of these claims, we have perpetual peace witn Great Britain, but if she does not we must con- quer peace. We cannot afford to have an chemy's base 80 near to us, It is a national necessity that we should have the British Poases- sions. He hoped such # negotiation would be opened, and that it will be a peaceful one; but if it should not be, and England tasists on war, then let the war be short, sharp and decisive. should come he would say now that the sixty thou- sand veteran soldiers of Michigan would tike the contract to capture the Canedas in thiriy days with- outa man or gon from any other State. But there wili be no war, Great Britain does not desire war with us, When our Ministers abroad prociaimed this government overthrown, because they were nearly all in the interest of secession, it was won- derful that tt was thought so abroad. France thoaght that it was a good time to establish an em- pire on this Continent. Great Britain also sought to make up an empire from the late United States. Great Britain and France were in accord with the rebellion. If the United States had been overthrown the empire would have been established; but the United States were not overthrown, and there- fore the rebellion was not established. When the Emperor Napoieon was informed that the occu- pation of Mexico would lead to war with one million of men he withdrew h:sariny from Mexico, He had staked the cause of the empire on the succes: of the rebellion; Great Britain her empire on the sea. She knew the rebellion must succeed or she st abandon the Continent. In conclusion, Mr. Chandicr expressed the hope that the resolution would be passed. Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass.. moved that the revo- lution be referred to the Committee on Foreign Kela- tions, and it was so referrod. PERSONAL EXPLANATION, Mr. CoE, (rep.) of Cal.. caused to be read an are ticle from a Dewspaper giving the California Senator as authority for the statement that President Grant tes a called session of Congress, He said uferred with his colleague, who had not made any such statement, and as for himseif he had had @ Word of conversation wit any person ing a called session of Congress. The matter hae never been discussed in his presence, and before reading the articie it had pever entered his mind. Mr. CAPSERLY, (dem.) of Cal., said it was not his practice {o notice anonymous communications; but as his coll ¢ had risen in his place and denicd the truth of the paragraph it was necessary for him to say that the statement thereint was wholly an- warranted. There was no foundation whatever for it, The statement, as written, was the first he knew of the subject. He had no conservation with any one npon the subject. He was utter ignorant and unabie to comprehend how the report originated. OUSTRUCTIONS AT THR MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI ER. RIVER. Mr. cece, See) of La, offered a resolution, which was agi to, directing the Secretary of War to cause an examination to be mad as to the condt- tion of the bar at the mouth of the Mississippi river at the Southwest Pass, so as to asceriain what ob- structions to commerce exist, and to report at the jon the best means vo remove such obstruc- cause the deepening of the channel, the probabie cost of the same, and the amount expend- ed for such purpose heretofore. EXKOUTIVE SESSION. . The Senate then went into Executive session, and at a quarter before five o'clock adjourned. THE NEW YORK HERALD IN SOUTH CAROLINA. {From the Darlington (8. C,) Sontherner, April 16.) The New York Day HeRALD now ranks as the largest paper in America, if not in the world. To give ovr readers an idea of its present size we state that last Saturday we counted nincty-six columns 1n its issue—sixteen pages. six columns to the page, and the greater portion of its matter in small type. When we consider that nearly all this matter is set up dally (for the editor don't permit dead matter to stand in his paper) and that its issue is numbered by hundreds of thousands, we can form an idea how at the labor must be to carry on the business of his gigantic Work. This mammoth concern owns a fleet of steam and swift sailing vessels through which the news 3 obtained from all vessels before they arrive in port. It has been a common thing to rail atthe publisher of the Heratp for his incon. sistencies ag an editor; but it 18 an established fact that in journalism he is, for enterprise, energy and goaheadativeness, far ia advance of any other news+ paper in America, Boy KInveD BY A Burewen’s Cart.—Between four and five o'clock Iast night a boy aged eight years, named George Laurens, living at No. 641 Elev- enth avenue, was instantly killed by a butcher's cart, driven by Patrick Cronin, wha was ar! by an omeer of the Twenty-second precinct, The cnild was badly mangled, and the body was removed to his home, where an jnquest will be held, AMUSEMENTS. Broapway TagaTRe.—They never fail, Barney and Mre, Barney Williams, with their popu.ar representations of Irish and Yankee life, are always welcome and always draw, whatever the season, or however nuimeroas the other attractions of the town, Last might, with the bill of “Tue Fairy Circle? ana “Courting away Down East,” they had @ good old fashioned house warming, “The Fairy Circle,” built-upon one of the peculiar superstitions of the evergreen island, though performed im Burope and America, ail told, seven huadred and fifty times, is #0 taking in the working out of the plot of honesty against villany, and so perfectly fair and satisfac. tory in its happy winding up, even to old Phil Blake, that it will doubticss be a trump card with Barney a9 long as he treads the boards, though It shou!d be for forty years to come, Last nignt at the con- clusion Barney anil Mrs, Wiliams were called before the curtain, 43 usual, with a spontaneous manifesta- tion of hearty good will ail rcund, and before retir- ing aspiendid basket of flowers was passed to the lady from a box of whieh Senator bind sit was oue of the occupants, which again brought down the house, But Mrs. Wiliams, though admirable as “the good Woman that owns Con O'Carolan.” 1s per- fecily irresiatibie and side-sphtting as “Our Jemima,” the Yankee ga!. In this ‘screaming Yankee come- re sie keeps .the audience in a continuous “ha, ha,” or chorus of laughter, It ts worth a trip from Jersey any time to “Our Jemima.” ‘The different parts In both pieces last night were well done; the house was deligated throughout, and Bar- ney had every reason to be pleased with bis house. Same bill this evening. Woop'’s Museum.—The blustering weather of last evening had a bad effect on the theatres, looking at the subject froma pecuulary or manager’s stand- point, and the audience at Wood’s Museum, as well as at some other places of amusement, was some- what sinaller than usual, The romantic drama en- Utied “he Conseript,’” better known, perhaps, as ~The Cross of Gold; or, The Maid of Croissy,’”’ headed the bill, and was presented for the first time at this muscum last night, with a poor cast, the entertammment closing with the roilicking sque of “Aladdin, or the Wonderful Scamp,” in athe company, including Ada Harland, Lillie Bidridge and Mr, Barnes, appeared to good advan- Conscript” stiss Harland, as Theresa ‘er, the maid, pleasing and talented as she ua- Diediy ia in otuer roles, was evidently out of sphere; but she 18 an actress who will be kindly received by an audience, and a management errs grossly in assign- ing an artist who has attained a repu- tation to a pari for which she {s unsuited. Catneart, as Sergeant Austerlitz, was only 1mediocre—in fact, he failed to portray the ideal veteran of the Old Guard, botn by lacking power in some ofthe pas- sages and “overdoig’’ it im others, The support rendered was fair, and the piece otherwise passed olf smoothly for a first represensation. Last night ‘Was the first evening performance of “Aladdin” at this estaviishment, and the piece was very well played and frequently applauded. IREAT EUROVEAN Crecus.—To the lovers of gym- nastic and equestrian amusements no better enter- tainment was oxfered last night in New York than the European Circus. One of the very marked features of the whole of the seventeen classifications was the earnest desire on the part of the manager and performers to please, They succeeded admirably. The double act of horsemanship by Fred Watson and Miss Jeannette was oaly exceeded in grace and daring movements by the bareback hurdle riding of. La Jeune Bert and the fearless equestrian- isfi of Madame De Berg in her ‘grand sensation act.’ The bareback riding of Mr. Cooke in the four horse act, although: good, was hardly so commemtable, and the riding of Miss Wat- son, perhaps, lacked tuat perfect freedom of move- ment so necessary to give the audience a first rate impression, With the exception of tne “tumbting and pyramids”? by the troupe we have never seen the gymnastic exercises surpassed. The ‘Comiques,”* by Shappy and Whitney, the athictic sports of Mr. her always Charles Conrad and two ys, the youbyer scarcely larger than a frog, the double trapeze performances of Shappy and Whitney were watched and, loudly applauded Jor their great merit. The most eXtraordinary feature of the evening was the cannon ball feat of the Her- cules Hi , Phich exceeds anything of the kind we hi r witnessed. Twenty-iour, thirty-two and Sixt pound cannon bails were tossed about like playthings by the magnificently developed athlete, Performing horses and dogs added to, the pleasures of the evening. A den of fine African lions, which were haudied by Mr, Pierce like so many: cats, closed the entertatnment, The large tent, 120 by 160 feet, and weil lighted by gaa, Was crowded by over 3,000 people, TakaTre Comiqur.—“Pluto” still holds his own, with “The Magic Lyre,” at this cosey little theatre, and commands good audiences, in conjunction with Lingard’s comic sketches and statues, ‘Ihe change in the bill this week gives the amusing drama of “Robert Macaire” as the introductory piece of the evening. Mr. Boniface, as the inimitably impudent French scoundrel, and Mr. Owen Fawcett, as Jacques Strop, kept the house tn a roar of laughter, from the rismg of the curtain till its fall. ir. Lyneard’s mimic sketckes of Mayor Hall, Horace Gree'ey, Robert Lee and President Grant are excellently made up, and given with a fidelity of gait and manner Which cail down the house, “Pluto” ts well known as one of the liveliest and fanniest pieces of burlesque now odered to the New York public. Miss Duna hg aud Miss Ethe! Norman were warmly received, as usual, and frequently encored. The bill wiil run ali the week without change. ‘Tony Pastor's OreRa Hovse.—“Tony" had a full house again yesterday, both parquet and family cirele being crowiled to excess. All the comic songs and dances were enthusiastically applauded, espe- cially Miss Maggie Fielding, who ranks with Tony himself as the most popular comic solotst at this house. She was called back to the stage four timea, and the audience would not cease in their demand for an encore until she complied with the almost unanimous desire of the house and sang a very lively cowie ditty, “Hoop-de-doodle-do,” which in acting and mimicry was quite well rendered. The «James Tayleure Burlesque” was @ good tit, and the new farce of “Bill Teil,” the “Merry Swiss Boy,” “carried the house by storm,’’ as the phrase has it, It being so replete with extremely ludicrous sitma- tions, witty puns and well put sarcastic allusions to past and present events and characters that the audience could not well refrain from applauding it enthusiastically throughout, Park THRATHE—BROOKLYN.—Miss Marriott ap- peared at this theatre last night in the character of Hamiet. Miss Marriott's merits are already known to playgoers, although she is but a stranger in this country. It had not been our privilege to see her perform before, but the taste, skiil and power which she revealed last night justify us tn concluding that she has a succesaful career be- fore her, The character of Hamlet! Who has ever perfectly delineated it? Who has ever pro- riy understood it? If Miss Marriott was not janet to some old and Vpn prejudiced laysoers last night we only ask them when ‘he perfect Hamlet was seen or whee he is to be sought? We give Miss Marriott praise when we say that she played Hamlet weil. If her's is not the best Hamlet we have seen we have seen many worse. Last night the Park theatre was filied to overflowing, and the andience were evidently gratified. Mrs. Conway's managewent of the Krookiyn theatre 1s deserving of all praise. It is leasing to see that while she spares no expense tha roo’ public are neither ungrateful nor in- iffevent. Masical and Theutrical Notes. “Last nights’ are all the rage this week at the varioas theatres In this city. The startling announce- ment is paraded on placard and programme for the benefit of the-good natured public, and gives uninis- takable evidence that the present dramatic season ts nearing its close. “Last nights’ have often before been announced in a similar manner, but this week there appears to be such @ unanimity in regard to the matter on the part of our theatrical managers that we are in duty bound compelled to chronicle the important event. ‘The “ast nights" of the season are announced at the Broadway tieatre, with Mr. and Mrs, Barney ‘Williams as the “stars.” The present is the last week of the eugagement of these old time favorites at this establishinent, after which a few nights will be set asite by the rollicking Barney for benefits to the | jeading members of his company. After closing the theatre will be converted into fancy stores and will know the drama no more forever. To what base uses may we come at last! Barney is making every exertion to make the closing week at this temple of Melpomone and Thalia as brilliant as was the open- ing one under the able management of the elder -Wallack, and success is certain to crown his laud- able efforts, The “iast nights of the present season are also announced in large black letters at Bryants’ min- strel hall. On Monday next the troupe open in Baltimore for one week, travelling thence to Wash- ington, after which they will return to their head- uarters in this city, where they will inaugurate a short sammer season with new novelties previous to their departure for Europe. ‘The “last nights” are Iikewise announced of the Stay of the New York Circus in the metropolis. On Monday next the trained horses, clowns and acrobats of this establishment start oif on their customary Tambies througit the country to delight our coun consins with their astonisbirg feats ant “houp la! ranks, The New York Circus will not return to Wh until late In the fall. ‘The “last night” of Fanny Jananschek's season of German drama at the Academy of Music 1s set aside for Friday evening next, upon which occasion the reat t dalenne will be the recipicnt of a Grand farewell benefit, when she will appear in four differ. ent characters. By all means let Miss Janauschek be ted by a fail house on ing Bg “last night” of Miss Clara ise Kellogg's -Appearance in opera in thia city is set down for Fie —————_—— 5 day evening next, upon which occasion she will ase sume her great ms of Marguerite, in “Faust.’? ‘the “last nights” of tragedy and farce are also announced at Wood's Museum; but here these wil be removed simply to mak? room for panto- mime, which just now 1s considered of more im- portance in theatrical circles than ail the dramas and tragedics in the world. On Moaday eveny next the Engtish pantomime of “iobinson Cragoe”! Wi be brought out at this establishment, and ag the lndefatigable Coiville has, it is said, expended .00) In its production, we may expect to see Something really maguiticent. The “last night? of the “Horse Marines” and other antediluvian atiractions at Tainmany will be to-night. To-morrow evening “Rovinsou Crasee’? Will be brought ont at the *reconstructed wigwam,” | cea effects, &¢,, Unported direct from. ‘The “last nichis” of “School? are likewise an- poeraad Wt rye but there is just a possiwility “lage mights” time to come. | may be prolonged for some Jotin Jack, the unctnons comedian of the Broad- way theatre, is studying hard for tis Falstafian campaign. Jobnis a good, reliable actor, and in. the character of Falstat’ will have aimju.e opportunt- ty to give us a taste of his quality, Mr. John Knowles, proprieior o! the Theatre Royal, Manchester, Engiand, will arrive here by une Russia on her next trip, It is said that ts influential manager is coming on a pleasure trip, but we believe that ae one of the ey gpore eyes Is bent upon our picturesque scenery the other’ will be steadil kept to business. 4 em ficent scenery for the summer obur- lesque and pantomime season at Wallack’s has heen sent out by Mr. Knowles, and is already in the theatre. One of the novel features of the perform- ance in question will be a brunette ballet. Are there sufficient brunettes in the profession for that purpose + Mr. Cahill, an English low comedian of whom re- port speaks highly, has arrived to join ihe Lydia Thompon burlesque troupe, aud wiil soon make his appearance at Niblo'’s. gleam of suustiine in the dreary “Tempest” at the Opera House 1s the poetic groupings and Terpsi- chorean geins of the Morlacchi ballet tronpe. Mr, Nordblooin, Pareva’s new Swedish tenor, is Said to possess a voice of rare power and sweetness, Lectare by Dr. F. G. Lemercier. Last evening the first of a series of lectures was delivered by Dr. F. G. Lemercier in the Athenzum, Brooklyn, the subject being “The Gorilin—Compari- son of its Organs with those of Man.” After afew preliminary observations the lecturer commenced by saying that prior to 1842 the gorilla was scarcely heard of. Since that period, however, several im- portant discoveries had been mage and the animal was at the present day comparatively well known. The lecturer then proceeded to describe the forma- tion of the gorilla, detaiiing minutely its organiza- tion. By means of skeletnos the lecturer was enabled to present a lucid idea of Its construction. He showed how the muscies moved and gave generally @ clear definition of its powers. In demonstrating the simarity which existed between the formation of the human frame and that of the gorilla, he ex- plained that both possessed almost the same kind of muscles, except that the animal @ larger number in some portions of the body, which were, of course, of a much stronger description. There were the sae numoer of muscies in the arm, but there was not the same organization in the hand, as the hand of the gorilla was unable to touch anybody in a delicate manner, while it did not possess the faculty of bending the thumb to the game extent as the human hand, Having drawn a le: ened comparison between the organic formation of the gorilla and the human frame, he allude’ to the jormidable strength of the former, citing an instance where it broke the barrel of @ gun with ease ana described the fear with which the natives regarded the beast. But the greatest difference which existed between these beasts and man was the nervous system. The brain of the gortila was very small. He tiustrated how the nervous system was organized In the lower class of animais, meluding fish, rats, cats, butterties and monkeys, The elepnant had the largest brain of all the animals. In the course of his lecture Dr. Lemer- cier fully explained the subject by tneans of the skuils of the animals which he mentioned. In the human species the brain and the animal part we togecter in some cases up to forty years, but in animals the constitution of tueir nervous system de- lerred tae growth of their brain, Man’s intelligence Was gradually being developed. People thought they knew a great deai at the present day, but the coming generation would develop much more than we could now even dream of. The brain of man was not by any means fully developed. The senses which tend to serve the nutritive were also in a backward condition, The measurement of the human brain was m some 145 cubic inches, while in the gorilla it was only forty-four. The human species alone had power to Improve the brain, but in the animal it was always the same. Having fuliy ¢xplained the subject by means of nu- merous skeletons and bones the lecturer concineed a very interesting discourse by observing that tue orilla was born a beast and must always remain a east, because it was so ordained. FINE ARTS. Several important picture sales will take place during the present week. Among these we must specify the sale at Leeds’ Gallery, on Broadway, on Wednesday, the 2ist of April, of twenty-three pic- tures by M. Regis Giguoux, President of the Brook- lyn Fine Arts Association, and one of our most suc- ¢essful and popular landscaptsts. Mr. Gignoux is apout to leave for a prolonged sojourn in Europe, The choice collection which he offers for sale com- prises some of his best studies from nature, as well as finished pictures, remarkable for autumn, winter and moonlight effects, We must add that on Thurs- day and Friday, Apri! 22 and 2%, at the galleries of Miner & Barket, No. $45 Broadway, the Goupit col- lection of high class oil paintings, including works of Kensett, James Hart, William Hart, Gignoux, Ehninger and Stone, together with works of Merle, E, Frére, Desgotfes, Plassau, Beranger, Hamman, A. Achenbach, Hubner, Verboeckhoven, Comte Calix and other eminent artists, American and European, will be offered for unreserved sale, A rare chance for purchasers. On Thursday evening, at the same galleries, six fine marbie groupes and tgures will be sold by order of the executors of the late Mr. Car- man, We regret to learn that the committee on eee geo- jected Humboldt memorial in Central Park thu sending to Europe for a bust of the tlustrious grapher. Why shouid they go abroad for such @ urpose when We cau boast of having in New Y: Ply alope half a dozen American sculptors Cros whom J cay ble of doing ample justice to the = forcign sculptor shali be preferred we ‘onsider the memortal as # distinctively te to ® Savant, the honored by the American t entire world. Foreign Art Notes. Napoleon has sent six spiendid vases, from the Imperial manufactory at Sevres, as a present to Isabella. Mr. Henry Bacon has returned to Paris, bri with him two pictures for the coming exhibition, The sale of the Delessert gallery of pictures in Paris realized the sum total of $353,470 In gold. Mr. Longfellow’s eMgy is being executed in Rome on canvas and in marble; the former by Mr. Bu- chanan Read and the iatter by Miss Lewis. Albert Bierstadt has sent two fine pictures to France. One ts “Mount Hood" and the other “A Storm in the Rocky Mountatns.’* Napoleon has ordered the young arttst, M. Grivot, to Tea life size portraits of ex-President Johnson and General Grant for the Versailles gallery, Healy, the painter, has commenced a large pic- ture of Mr. Longfellow in the arch of Titus @xamin- ing the seven-branched candelabra, The American artists and scuiptors, Church, McEntee and Launt Thompson, will also be introduced into the painting. A portrait of the Prince of Asturias has just been completed in Paris. He is taken standing tn the at- titude of a hanghty (juvenile) warrior, one hand on a Spanish carbine and holding a glove with the other. He is attired in a black velvet Knickerbocker, on which is seen the Order of the Totson d'Or, Mr. P. C. Connelly, an American seuiptor in Flo- rence, has ew finished a work of art that is highly commented on, The group represents Honor ar- resting the triumph of Death, and refers to those who feil in the late war in the United States. Death is Imagined on the fleid of battie, revelling in slaughter, with banner-fying and the reins given to his horse, riding in triumph over the dying. ree figures, representative of the courage, perseverance Dn J eg a eth ts bern it ba the tela are before him, Stren, rst gives way, before the Conqueror, his sword broken, rhe "onate. he has seized hold of snapped in two. Perseve: still grasps the scythe that is to mow pimcore, Courage, though down beneath the tr) raised to strike Aim, still strikes in return, one remains erect and scathiess, and Death, as tonished, sees for once a foe he cannot ,. Honor checks his mad career, tears down his ner and destroys his triumph; he may slay the liv- ing, but the slain belong to Honor. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Fait or A BCILDING.—At half-paat three o’cloek yesterday afternoon the roof of the rear building No. 90 Oliver street fell with crash, but as t had recently moved out no persons were bd — FELL FROM A LADDER.—James Linn, dwelling at No, 452 Greenwich street, last night fell from a lad- der and was probabi, . re. meth Marana a i Mia BADLY SCALDED.—Last evening Charles Doherty, Qnemployé in the sugar refinery of Williamson & Grimth, in West street, had an arm and both legs a, scalded, ‘The injured man was taken to his CUTTING AFPRAY.—Last night Patrick Joyce was taken to the Fourth precinct station house by an Officer, when it was discovered that ho had a severe. out on the head, received from an unknown No. 83 Madison street. The wi tan wee furnished with medical attendance.